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Dear Editor, Some months ago I wrote about the word “Oxymoron” with reference to “Holy Wars”.

Dear Editor, I have refrained from commenting on the allegations of attacks on the free media in Guyana.

Dear Editor, It is again conceded that the job of an editor is to

Dear Editor, Raising the question of the absence of class politics as a medium of political mobilization in Guyana was intended to begin a discussion on the subject.

Dear Editor, Government chose to break the monopoly of the cellular services held by GT&T by allowing U Mobile which has now been replaced by Digicel to enter into the market.

Dear Editor, I am pleased to see all of the work being done to clean up the National Park and the Zoological Gardens, but at the same time, I am wondering when the M&CC and the Ministry of Local Government will get around to cleaning out the surrounding trenches.

A fire at the Guyana National Industrial Company (GNIC) complex yesterday resulted in five buildings being scorched and two abandoned buildings sustaining substantial damage.

The mother of the man who perished in the Mabura road accident on Sunday said she only learnt of her son’s death at about 1 pm yesterday and she immediately begged God to help her deal with the tragedy.

Citizens Bank and other creditors have agreed to accept US$5 million, and three-year government debentures to the total value of 90% of the bauxite bonds they now hold, following negotiations with government.

Managing Director of Republic Bank (Guyana) Michael Archibald yesterday defended the bank’s decision to interrogate six employees in connection with the disappearance of $8 million from its Kitty ATM.

A man was arrested yesterday when he went to the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) to uplift a parcel from Jamaica which contained 822 grammes of cocaine in several bottles of cocoa butter lotion.

A CLICO employee and a woman were yesterday granted $150,000 bail each at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan for allegedly being involved in a $6.5 million fraud at the insurance company.

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) has re-launched the Dayclean Newspaper, in a bid to stimulate “a real public dialogue” on national issues.

Women in West Berbice would now be able to make better use of their spare time and be more self-sufficient through the work of an empowerment group that was formed five months ago.

Students and teachers of Lachmansingh Primary School at Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice on Thursday had a “ball” as they tramped behind a music system through the village to celebrate Mashramani.

The Canadian-owned company IAMGOLD announced last week that the proven gold reserves in the Rosebel mine in Suriname has increased by 19% from 3.2 million ounces to 3.8 million ounces, according to the Suriname daily de ware Tijd.

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) is hosting a training workshop aimed at building the capacity of officials who prepare reports on the application of international labour standards.

UNESCO Secretary-General Dawn Braithwaite said it was time that raising funds for something as important as education and training for persons with disabilities stop depending on the hosting of special events.

The Guyana Islamic Relief Organisa-tion (GIRO) recently handed over another container of medical supplies worth in excess of $300M to public institutions, particularly the Georgetown Public Hospital, the organization said in a press release.

A national budget for children is expected to be established this year as part of a work plan for 2007 as outlined by a government and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) project.